Gonzaga University
San Francisco
Gonzaga Women's Tennis Salvages Final Match
4/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 29, 2001
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Gonzaga University's women's tennis team salvaged seventh place in the West Coast Conference Championship with a 4-3 win over the University of San Francisco Sunday.
The Bulldogs got singles victories from No. 1 Sarah Ust, No. 4 Leaigh Orne and No. 6 Taio Miller, putting the outcome of the team result on the outcome of the doubles point. Ust and Jamie Buterbaugh posted an 8-2 victory over Aaryn Volkman-Carey Savage at No. 1, and Angie Fry-Katie Rock downed Heidi Kromschroder-Nikki Kobayashi at No. 3 doubles to give Gonzaga the decisive point.
Gonzaga finished the WCC Championship 1-2, and completed the season 11-12 overall.
Pepperdine University claimed the team title and automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament with a 4-1 victory over Loyola Marymount University. Host University of San Diego took third place with a 5-0 win over the University of Portland, the Pilots finishing fourth. Saint Mary's College claimed fifth place with a 4-3 win over Santa Clara University, the Broncos finishing sixth.
No. 6 Gonzaga 4, No. 8 San Francisco 3Singles
Sarah Ust (GON) d. Caroline Tweeton 6-2, 6-2
Aaryn Volkmann (USF) d. Angela Fry 2-6, 7-5, 7-6
Carey Savage (USF) d. Katie Rock 6-2, 7-6
Leigh Orne (GON) d. Nikki Kobayashi 7-5, 7-5
Heidi Kromschroder (USF) d. Amy Zavaglia 7-6, 6-4
Taio Miller (GON) d. Jamie Johnson 7-5, 6-0
Ust-Buterbaugh (GON) d. Volkmann-Savage 8-2
Tweeton-Johnson (USF) d. Orne-Miller 8-0
Fry-Rock (GON) d. Kromschroder-Kobayashi 8-3
